An open letter of support from Cosmo to Lindsay Lohan on the occasion of her "comeback" in the upcoming Lifetime bio-flick, Liz & Dick.

Welcome back! You're in an actual movie. Okay, a Lifetime TV movie. But, nevertheless, you're starring in something other than a DUI arrest, car crash, courtroom drama, or TMZ item. For better or worse, everyone's dying to see you as Elizabeth Taylor in Liz & Dick . This makes us happy, because we believe that beneath all of the scandal and setbacks in your life, you're a talented woman who can reclaim the glory of her early years!

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Remember when we first "met" you back in 1998? At just 11 years old, you handily played TWINS in The Parent Trap, which we still watch with pleasure whenever it's on ABC Family. It took two Olsens to play Michelle Tanner on Full House and here you were acting against yourself, half in British (Annie forever!) We knew you were destined for big things... and never once imagined they'd include the Big House.

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Freaky Friday? Brilliant portrayal of Jamie Lee Curtis, plus tickling chemistry with Chad Michael Murray. Mean Girls? Don't even get us started. Sass, spunk, best friend potential—you had it all. And you were down with Tina Fey! In another dimension, you might have been a regular on 30 Rock (Rookie writer on TGS, perhaps?)

Things started going downhill around Herbie: Fully Loaded and by Georgia Rule, you were pissing off Jane Fonda and studio execs were basically telling you to drag yourself out of Hyde, stop mistaking your hangover for heat exhaustion, and get your ass to the set. We blacked out and the next thing we knew, you were straight-to-video on Labor Pains.

But we digress. The point of this letter isn't to add to the vicious, seemingly gleeful criticism that's always heaped upon you. We know you claim you're not reading them, but the Liz reviews have been less than kind, with The Hollywood Reporter calling you "woeful" and the film unintentionally hilarious. Critics be damned! We suspect you need love and encouragement more than scathing burns right about now. Girlfriend, we're rooting for you. Consider us the Bela Karolyi to your broken-ankled Kerri Strug: all we're saying is, "You can do it!"

You said on GMA last week that you just want to keep moving forward. We concur! You've dumped your long-suffering old publicist and hired some savvy ones. You have a new movie lined up, writer Bret Easton Ellis's The Canyons, and while people are already hating on that trailer, you have astutely pointed out out that, hey, at least you're safe on set and not stumbling up the front steps at Cheateau Marmont. Per your Twitter feed, you're even working out at Soul Cycle. You officially get some points for effort.

Don't stop here. While you're at it, why don't you make like Liz Taylor and align yourself with a charitable cause that really means something to you? Parts of your native Long Island were devastated by Hurricane Sandy. Why not use your following, for better or worse, to raise some donations and effect a little change?

Keep trying! Don't give up! Hone your craft. Go Method. Find that raw talent you busted out for your Parent Trap audition. Brush up on your British accent and lobby for a period drama. (We can totally see you in a hoop skirt!) Spend a day at Nicole Richie's and ask her how she pulled off her evolution from thong-flashing party girl to working fashion designer, mom, and wife. You've said you're determined to win an Oscar... make friends with Harvey Weinstein. He wins them for a living. And practice your acceptance speech; we're really hoping you get to use it some day.